Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: She wears dull grey sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Manea was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Revenge; and many drow want her driven away

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has styled his beige fur well, parting it to the left. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 15. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A freak accident while working with his Sellsword father left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Ugly. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Robert lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a hunchback. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Jane has worked very hard to control her curse. During her travels, Jane and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Jane discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Jane fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A 6'1" southern woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brass crest is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Backpack.